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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 10, 2026

 

 

Nasdaq, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38855   52-1165937
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

151 W. 42nd Street, New York, New York   10036
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 212 401 8700

No change since last report

(Former Name or Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   NDAQ   The Nasdaq Stock Market
    Nasdaq Texas, LLC
4.500% Senior Notes due 2032   NDAQ32   The Nasdaq Stock Market
0.900% Senior Notes due 2033   NDAQ33   The Nasdaq Stock Market
0.875% Senior Notes due 2030   NDAQ30   The Nasdaq Stock Market
1.75% Senior Notes due 2029   NDAQ29   The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 10, 2026, Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the Company’s shareholders took the following actions: (i) elected each of the Company’s twelve nominees for director to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approved the Company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis and (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

The table below shows the voting results, which exclude excess shares that were ineligible to vote as a result of the 5% voting limitation in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”).

 

           FOR        AGAINST        ABSTAIN        BROKER
NON-VOTES
 
Proposal 1: Election of Directors                    

i.

 

Melissa M. Arnoldi

       371,650,892          801,492          204,904          26,189,922  

ii.

 

Charlene T. Begley

       342,183,018          30,268,143          206,127          26,189,922  

iii.

 

Adena T. Friedman

       354,514,962          15,796,027          2,346,298          26,189,922  

iv.

 

Essa Kazim

       369,092,164          3,320,248          244,876          26,189,922  

v.

 

Thomas A. Kloet

       366,733,439          5,681,837          242,013          26,189,922  

vi.

 

Kathryn A. Koch

       371,710,164          740,300          206,824          26,189,922  

vii.

 

Holden Spaht

       371,900,236          502,397          254,655          26,189,922  

viii.

 

Michael R. Splinter

       361,469,555          10,964,230          223,502          26,189,922  

ix.

 

Johan Torgeby

       371,712,026          684,311          260,951          26,189,922  

x.

 

Toni Townes-Whitley

       371,715,298          736,563          205,428          26,189,922  

xi.

 

Jeffery W. Yabuki

       364,590,859          7,594,153          472,276          26,189,922  

xii.

 

Alfred W. Zollar

       369,424,150          2,761,679          471,458          26,189,922  
           FOR        AGAINST        ABSTAIN        BROKER
NON-VOTES
 
Proposal 2: Approval of the Company’s Executive Compensation on an Advisory Basis        357,897,727          13,506,434          1,253,128          26,189,922  
           FOR        AGAINST        ABSTAIN        BROKER
NON-VOTES
 
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Nasdaq’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026        376,643,806          22,134,699          166,909          0  


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 16, 2026   NASDAQ, INC.
    By:  

/s/ John A. Zecca

    Name:   John A. Zecca
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer